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[–] revofire 1 point 3 points (+4|-1) ago 

The police can't stop an army. The army can't stop an army. The United States Citizens would be the largest army assembled in modern time. Heck, in all time.

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[–] sonic_bison ago 

Who's gonna assemble the entire population into an 'army' capable of standing up to the actual army currently in place??

You're greatly overestimating what the average Joe will do once the shit goes down.

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[–] revofire ago 

Indeed. So in reality, we'll have much less than 300 million obviously. But even 10 million is more than enough. Guerrilla warfare with just 5 million is mind boggling, so yeah.

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[–] pepepepepe ago 

I think you're underestimating the morality of individuals in the military. Given the right initial conditions, I think a significant portion of them would desert or turn their guns around. Even the most discliplined soldiers will question why they're going door to door in American neighborhoods to hunt down American citizens.

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[–] sonic_bison 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

They'll come out of them when they get back to the HQ....After their shift of mowing down anyone they encounter that poses any type of threat.

Then, they'll eat a solid meal and get a good nights rest at the eoc while their relif takes over.

Some of them will die, but that's the job. The military will be out "helping people in need"and boot jacking anyone they feel like.

Edit* also..yes, the population vastly outnumbers the police. if you think that the vast majority of the population will rise up and start shooting police, you are sorely mistaken. Depending on the part of the country you live in, most families don't even own guns. If they do, it's usually 1 pistol or rifle.

You are in some fantasy where every house has some military cache beneath the floorboards ready to strike at a moments notice.

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[–] Ajaxofbarbaria 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

TIL my ancestry failed me by not bequeathing a weapons cache.

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[–] DeliciousNoseClams 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

They wouldn't have all that crazy ex military gear if they weren't afraid of something...

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[–] Radial 0 points 24 points (+24|-0) ago 

If illiterate Arabs with ak47s and IEDs can make our military machine grind to a halt i have confidence in the ability of the American people.

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[–] bm2112 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

You have a damn good point. If our citizen's were unified in rebellion, even against our own military, it would be a hell of a battle.

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[–] albitzian 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

It won't work like that, when it finally goes down, most rural police and almost all sheriffs departments will stand with the people, the military will be split 60/40. It will be messy, real messy.